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IA asked three independent agents what they wish they could afford if they had more wiggle room in their tech budget.

Former owner Neil Zabo hired Josh Witt in 2006 and began grooming him to run and eventually purchase his agency. Ten years later, the perpetuation is complete.

Denise Johnson broke a 103-year-old trend when she served as the first woman chair of the 2010 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma board of directors.

Royal Neighbors, one of the first insurers to focus on women empowerment and financial stability, offers the Promise Plus cancer waiver rider on its universal and whole life products. The most recent addition comes to its new term life offering, JETerm.

For product liability or commercial clients, QBE North America offers a new manufacturing errors & omissions endorsement as a standalone form that combines three key coverages—product, impaired property and work—in one form.

Don’t spend hours online. This agent found an easier way to put together a prospect list.

By: Volume 114, No. 2

Smaller agencies can’t compete in the city—or so says conventional wisdom. But the 2016 Future One Agency Universe Study suggests otherwise.

As the threat of directs and disruptors weighs heavy on standard personal lines, high net-worth insurance is a smart target for independent agents. How has this lucrative industry morphed in recent years, and what lies ahead?

Offering insurance packages to protect clients’ various interests comes with inherent risk. That risk increases alongside the client’s net worth.